In the opening round, held in Cold Lake: …………………………………………………… The La Crete Lancers edged the Lacombe Central Alberta Christian Knights 58-54 after leading 20-12, 34-24 and 50-39 at the quarters. Kory Neudorf paced the Lancers with 13. Jared Miller added 12, Josh Harder 11, Jeff Martens 11, Carson Froese 6 and Rob Driedger 4, while Jeff Krahn, Dillon Unrau, Cody Harder, Justin Miller and Jeremy Fehr were scoreless. Trent Nicolay scored 13 to pace the Knights, who were coached by Veronica DenOudsten, assisted by Dan Luymes. Jinwoo Hong added 10, Brett Vandenborn 8, Aaron DenOudsten 8, Jason Dewit 8, Paul DenOudsten 3, Curtis Swift 2 and Ian Vanderhoek 2, while Brendan Vandoesburg, Ryan Noort, David Cho and Austin Ypma were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Three Hills Prairie Christian Academy Sabres stomped the Vermilion J.R. Robson Marauders 84-26 after leading 22-5, 39-12 and 58-22 at the quarters. Daniel Kim paced the Sabres with 16. Justin Lee added 12, Mark Ibbotson 12, Ben Schellenberg 10, Mike Wang 9, Alexander Price 8, D.J. Callaway 5, Michael Friesen 4, Moses Maina 3, Justin Brown 3 and Paul Kim 2, while Nick MacLean was scoreless. Brandon Mytrunec scored 10 to pace the Marauders, who were coached by Leonard Wilhelm. David McKimmon added 4, Alex MacMillan 3, Ian Nawrot 3, Brian Simmons 2, Tom Wilhelm 2, Wilson Quan 1 and Theoron Mada 1, while Alvin Lumley, Mark Robinson and Tim Yaceko were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Cold Lake Assumption Crusaders defeated the Lethbridge Immanuel Christian Eagles 73-60. The score was knotted at 17 after one quarter. The Eagles led 30-29 at the half. The Crusaders led 51-45 after three quarters. Ben Wade paced the Crusaders with 26. Kjell Petterson added 19, Spencer Stupka 11, Eric Gauthier 6, Ryan Nagy 6, Darian Ford 2, Nathan Desgagne 2 and Mike Cote 1, while Ethan Mattice, Jeff Lester and Dalton Boychuk were scoreless. Chad Wever scored 17 to pace the Eagles (coached by Matthew Bekkering, assisted by Jason Ferrie and Joe Groenenboom). Aaron Groenenboom added 12, Kevin Veluw 8, Sean Van Dyk 6, Trevor Sturwold 5, Tyren Van Ham 5, Daniel Sikkens 3, Nathan Sikkens 2 and Chris Vandebeek 2, while Cameron Veluw, Alec Van Dyk, David Konynenbelt and Ryan Konynenbelt were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Calgary Webber Academy Wildcats clipped the Whitecourt St. Joseph Saints 64-57 after leading 12-7, 30-17 and 57-37 at the quarters. Lukas Wilgosh paced the Wildcats with 23. Ahmed Al-Saidi added 21, including 5 treys, Ali Charanek 7, Vedad Mursel 5, Khalid Asaria 2, Shawn Sangha 2, Yuri Suzuki 2 and Nathan Wallace 2, while Mark Broadfoot, Justin Butler, Igor Ilic, Deji Oluwadairo and Ben Stepanic were scoreless. Luke Mombourquette scored 22 to pace the Saints, who were coached by Mark Mombourquette, assisted by Carmen Mombourquette. Cameron Oxner added 19, Cameron Hawkey 6, Christian Prufer 4, Parker Nedeljak 4 and Ken Bardilas 2, while D.J. Formanski, Tylor Mombourquette and Jordan Leighton were scoreless.
In the quarterfinals, the Drumheller Valley Dynos stomped the Cold Lake Assumption Crusaders 74-38 after leading 22-11, 35-12 and 54-27 at the quarters. Cody Gouin paced the Dynos with 22. Kyle Smith added 13, Jordan Britton 11, Brock Boyd 10, Alex Cliché 9, Sam Lockhart 4, Michael Cameron 2, Zach Thomson 2 and Matt Herman 1, while Talon Marshall, Liam Hilchey, Lucas Martinez, Justin Molzan, Alan Pun and Brett Van Kannel were scoreless. Ben Wade scored 10 to pace the Crusaders, who were coached by Shayne Midford, assisted by Tayler Barclay. Spencer Stupka added 6, Kjell Petterson 4, Ryan Nagy 4, Mike Cote 4, Eric Gauthier 4, Darian Ford 3 and Nathan Desgagne 3, while Ethan Mattice, Jeff Lester and Dalton Boychuk were scoreless.
The Picture Butte Sugar Kings edged the Calgary Webber Academy Wildcats 59-56. The Sugar Kings led 23-16 after one quarter. The Wildcats led 36-29 at the half and 45-38 after three quarters. Lucas Jakober paced the Sugar Kings with 24. Curtis Elaschuk added 10, Desmond Gerstenbuhler 7, Brock Murray 6, Joshua Nieboer 6, Ryan Nummi 4 and Warren Asplund 2, while Keaton Craig, David Tikivik Sherman, Ryan Loman, Ryan Kiczula and Jayden Gerstenbuhler were scoreless. Ahmed Al-Saidi scored 21 to lead the Wildcats, who were coached by Joel Chalfoux, assisted by Denom Wilgosh. Lukas Wilgosh added 14, Vedad Mursel 7, Khalid Asaria 5, Nathan Wallace 4, Ali Charanek 3 and Ben Stepanic 2, while Mark Broadfoot, Shawn Sangha, Yuri Suzuki, Igor Ilic, Justin Butler and Deji Oluwadairo were scoreless.
The Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles edged the Three Hills Prairie Christian Academy Sabres 87-85. The Eagles led 21-15 after one quarter and 39-37 at the half. The Sabres led 63-58 after three quarters. Caleb Wilkins paced the Eagles with 29. Michael Murphy added 19, Nathan Schakel 14, Cam Boender 10, Jordyn Halbersma 8, Matthew Snaterse 4 and Chris Foster 3, while Nik Fortunat, Emmy Domingo, Spencer Beaudet, Kurtis Maltby and Peter Hernandez were scoreless. Mike Wang scored 28 to lead the Sabres, who were coached by Bob Murray, assisted by Neil Dyck. Moses Maina added 17, Mark Ibbotson 13, Alexander Price 9, Ben Schellenberg 5, Daniel Kim 2 and D.J. Callaway 2, while Michael Friesen, Paul Kim, Justin Brown, Justin Lee and Nick MacLean were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal, the Calgary West Island College Wolves dispatched the La Crete Lancers 77-61 after leading 22-15, 39-27 and 60-49 at the quarters. Taylor Arnett paced the Wolves with 22. Connor Kitchen added 19, Elishama Ewa 18, Seun Olutogun 8, John MacKinnon 6, Sam Stucken 2 and Kenny Dosanjh 2, while Nikita Maslov, Ben Morgan, Josh Ramsay, Michael Christie, Connor Mattinson and Colin Mattinson were scoreless. Jared Miller scored 26 to lead the Lancers, who were coached by David Harder, assisted by John Zacharias. Kory Neudorf added 17, Jeff Martens 8, Rob Driedger 4, Carson Froese 4 and Dillon Unrau 2, while Jeff Krahn, Cody Harder, Josh Harder, Justin Miller and Jeremy Fehr were scoreless.
In the semis, the Calgary West Island College Wolves dispatched the Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles 79-70 after leading 22-16, 41-27 and 63-45 at the quarters. Elishama Ewa paced the Wolves with 22. Taylor Arnett added 18, Connor Kitchen 17, Kenny Dosanjh 12, Seun Olutogun 9 and Ben Morgan 1, while Nikita Maslove, Josh Ramsay, Michael Christie, Connor Mattinson, John MacKinnon, Sam Stucken and Colin Mattinson were scoreless. Caleb Wilkins paced the Eagles with 24. Michael Murphy added 16, Cam Boender 9, Jordyn Halbersma 6, Nathan Schakel 4, Chris Foster 5, Peter Hernandez 3 and Spencer Beaudet 2, while Nik Fortunat, Emmy Domingo, Kurtis Maltby and Matthew Snaterse were scoreless.
In the other semi, the Drumheller Valley Dynos clubbed the Picture Butte Sugar Kings 74-51 after leading 29-12, 48-24 and 64-37 at the quarters. Kyle Smith paced the Dynos with 23. Jordan Britton added 21, Sam Lockhart 11, Alex Cliché 6, Cody Gouin 5, Brock Boyd 4 and Michael Cameron 4, while Talon Marshall, Liam Hilchey, Lucas Martinez, Justin Molzan, Matt Herman, Alan Pun, Zach Thomson and Brett Van Kannel were scoreless. Ryan Nummi paced the Sugar Kings with 10. Curtis Elaschuk added 7, Broek Murray 6, Desmond Gerstenbuhler 6, Lucas Jakober 6, David Tikivik Sherman 4, Warren Asplund 4, Ryan Loman 3, Joshua Nieboer 2, Jayden Gerstenbuhler 2 and Ryan Kiczula 1, while Keaton Craig was scoreless.
In the bronze medal match, the Picture Butte Sugar Kings defeated the Sherwood Park Strathcona Christian Academy Eagles 67-59. The Sugar Kings led 19-11 after one quarter. The Eagles led 42-30 at the half and 49-47 after three quarters. “You wouldn’t tell them this at the beginning of the tournament, but when you go into this tournament ranked fourth and that’s where you finish, we probably finished right about where we should have,” said Eagles coach Ryan Reed, who wasn’t able to attend the tourney with his team as he was celebrating the recent birth of his first child. “We lost a close game at the end against a team we played tough all year. They did a good job to win their first game 87-85 in overtime over Prairie Christian to get on the winner’s side of the draw, but then ran into the top-ranked team in the province in the semis and they proved to be a lot better than us.” Curtis Elaschuk paced the Sugar Kings with 21. Ryan Nummi added 14, Broek Murray 11, Lucas Jakober 9, Joshua Nieboer 8, Desmond Gerstenbuhler 2 and David Tikivik Sherman 2, while Keaton Craig, Ryan Loman, Ryan Kiczula, Warren Asplund and Jayden Gerstenbuhler were scoreless. Michael Murphy scored 24 to pace the Eagles, who were coached by Ryan Reed, assisted by Vincent Reynolds. Caleb Wilkins added 17, Kurtis Maltby 8, Nathan Schakel 4, Cam Boender 3, Jordan Halbersma 1 and Matthew Snaterse 1, while Chris Foster, Nik Fortunat, Emmy Domingo, Spencer Beaudet and Peter Hernandez were scoreless.
In the final, the Calgary West Island College Wolves edged the Drumheller Valley Dynos 70-67 after leading 18-17, 37-31 and 56-44 at the quarters. “Second place out of a couple hundred schools is pretty great,” said Dynos coach Jeff Messom. “In the end we had a chance to play for the gold medal, that’s all you can ask for. The guys played hard, they gave all they could give, and sometimes shots fall, and sometimes they don’t fall.” The two teams were neck and neck for the first quarter, however West Island College pulled away 37-31. The bleeding continued to the point that the Dynos were down by as many as 14 points. The Dynos mounted a comeback, despite four players ending up on foul trouble and playing with four fouls in the final period. “We rolled the dice and kept them in and they gave us a chance to win the game,” said Messom. “We had them on their heels.” The Dynos went up by two but a couple turnovers, a couple missed shots and a couple poorly timed calls saw West Island College take the lead. West Island College hit a clutch three pointer down the stretch. The Dynos had a chance to do the same, but it rimmed out. “You can’t ask for anymore but to give yourself a chance to win and we did that,” said Messom, adding that West Island College was a very talented team. “We have to give them credit, they were undefeated for a reason.” Seun Olutogun scored 28 to pace the Wolves, including 7 treys. Ewa Elishama added 15, Connor Kitchen 12, Taylor Arnett 9 and Kenny Dosanjh 6, while Nikita Maslov, Ben Morgan, Josh Ramsay, Michael Christie, Connor Mattinson, John MacKinnon, Sam Stucken and Colin Mattinson were scoreless. Kyle Smith paced the Dynos with 25. Jordan Britton added 23, Alex Cliché 7, Brock Boyd 5, Cody Gouin 5 and Sam Lockhart 2, while Talon Marshall, Liam Hilchey, Lucas Martinez, Justin Molzan, Matt Herman, Alan Pun, Michael Cameron, Zach Thomson and Brett Van Kannel were scoreless.
The bronze medalist Picture Butte Sugar Kings: Ryan Nummi; Curtis Elaschuk; Brock Murray; Desmond Gerstenbuhler; Lucas Jakober; David Tikivik Sherman; Warren Asplund; Ryan Loman; Joshua Nieboer; Jayden Gerstenbuhler; Ryan Kiczula; Keaton Craig; coach Jon Vande Griend; assistant Arnie Bergen-Henengouwen
The silver medalist Drumheller Valley Dynos: Kyle Smith; Jordan Britton; Brock Boyd; Alex Cliché; Sam Lockhart; Michael Cameron; Zach Thomson; Matt Herman; Cody Gouin; Talon Marshall; Liam Hilchey; Lucas Martinez; Justin Molzan; Alan Pun; Brett Van Kannel; coach Jeff Messom; assistant Eric Wu
The champion Calgary West Island College Wolves: Taylor Arnett; Connor Kitchen; Elishama Ewa; Seun Olutogun; John MacKinnon; Sam Stucken; Kenny Dosanjh; Nikita Maslov; Ben Morgan; Josh Ramsay; Michael Christie; Connor Mattinson; Colin Mattinson; coach Ravinder Grewal